Paul Kehoe
Question:149. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice how incidents of anti-social behaviour are recorded for data purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33071/23]
View answerWednesday, 5 July 2023
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the recording of information on the Garda IT system. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.
I have been informed by Garda authorities that there is no specific crime incident type available in the PULSE system for anti-social behaviour. Neither is there a specific Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS) crime type identified by the CSO as part of the ICCS.
When An Garda Síochána consider anti-social behaviour, they are generally referring to some, but not all, of the offences contained within the following ICCS categories:
• Group 03 Attempts/Threats To Murder, Assaults, Harassments and Related Offences
• Group 12 Damage To Property and To The Environment
• Group 13 Public Order and Other Social Code Offences.
Crime statistics are published by the CSO for underlying offence types, including for example assault, criminal damage and public order, at Garda Divisional level from Q1 2003 to Q1 2023 and can be accessed at the following link: data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06.